Library Assistant

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 20 May 2024

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery and development of library services at North Tyneside General Hospital. We are looking for enthusiastic, customer service orientated individuals to join our team, to provide a range of library services to NHS staff and students and there may be an opportunity for career progression in this role in the future.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for carrying out administrative tasks, dealing with document requests, handling general enquiries, lending books, inputting data into electronic systems, and ensuring smooth running of the Library Service.

An ability to work both in a team and alone is essential, along with the ability to prioritise workload and work well under pressure. Excellent communication and IT skills are essential to this role.

The post holder must have a flexible approach to working across all Trust sites and be able to deal with changing circumstances and last minute alterations to the working routine.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England and now a new Health and Care Academy. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Date posted

30 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-6260419IO

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Post holders will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, will respect diversity, and will be committed to equal opportunities.

Post holders will recognise the importance of peoples rights, and act in accordance with legislation, polices and procedures. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Post holders will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, will respect diversity, and will be committed to equal opportunities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A qualification in Library, Information and Archives or Customer service at a minimum of level 3 or equivalent experience
GCSE in English & Maths at C grade or above (or equivalent)

Desirable

ICDL

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A qualification in Library, Information and Archives or Customer service at a minimum of level 3 or equivalent experience
GCSE in English & Maths at C grade or above (or equivalent)

Desirable

ICDL

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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